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Night has

Night has fallen upon us
impeccably blue
with a few artificial stars
bringing promises
of warmer winds
and colder days
A night
everybody should love
and why not?
It seems so perfect
Protective
Absolute
Strong
Merciless
Yes night has fallen upon us
but we still have a lighter
and a couple of cigarettes
to keep us warm while
we are waiting for
our frailties to be
publicly mocked
and justly punished
under the hard blue sky

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2 responses to “Night has”

Hope you don’t mind a comment from a stranger. I love the pace of this poem–it adds to its ominous (but resigned) feel. The moment with the cigarette seems especially effective. Don’t dispose of this one.